Mossman Lock Museum
Worth a stop·Midtown
Second floor of the same building as HSNY. Big lock collection. They give you a book and tell you good luck; not exactly immersive.
What it is
Collection of antique locks and keys at the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen.
Pair it with
Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.
- 1Morgan Library & Museum0.4 mi · $28
Specialty is prints and drawings, so other mediums would help.
- 2Paley Museum0.5 mi · $20
The archived footage library is the real draw; watched some otherwise lost Andy Warhol show episodes.
- 3Korean Cultural Centre0.5 mi · Free
Part of the South Korean consulate.
- 4MoMA0.6 mi · $28
The other museum you can’t do in a day.
Also on the block, if you have time
Horological Society of New York (0.1 mi, free), New York Public Library (0.2 mi, free), Museum of Broadway (0.2 mi), Korea Society (0.3 mi, free), Grand Central Terminal Tour (0.4 mi).
Skip Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum (0.2 mi), even if you’re passing: “Tourist trap. Bad wax replicas of people you don’t care about.”